Buy Medicine at a Pharmacy
a neighborhood pharmacy counter
Southern Vietnamese
Buy Medicine at a Pharmacy Phrases
Practical Southern Vietnamese phrases for buy medicine at a pharmacy.
Quick answer
In one sentence
Tôi bị đau đầu.
- a neighborhood pharmacy counter
- Start with: Tôi bị đau đầu., Tôi bị sốt từ tối qua..
Mini lesson
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a neighborhood pharmacy counter
Real situations
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Tôi bị đau đầu.
I have a headache.
Start with this line in a neighborhood pharmacy counter.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.bịbiheavyDrop the voice low and short.đaudaulevelĐ starts like English d; do not say z.đầudaufallingĐ starts like English d; do not say z.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
bị→bờ i bi nặng bị
đau→đờ au đau
đầu→đờ âu đâu huyền đầu
Tôi bị sốt từ tối qua.
I have had a fever since last night.
Use this to keep the buy medicine at a pharmacy exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.bịbiheavyDrop the voice low and short.sốtsotrisingLift the voice upward.từtufallingLet the voice fall gently.tốitoirisingLift the voice upward.quaqualevelQu is closer to kw than English q.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
bị→bờ i bi nặng bị
sốt→sờ ôt sôt sắc sốt
từ→tờ ư tư huyền từ
tối→tờ ôi tôi sắc tối
qua→quờ a qua
Tôi cần thuốc cảm.
I need cold medicine.
Use this to keep the buy medicine at a pharmacy exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.cầncanfallingKeep the final n short.thuốcthuocrisingLift the voice upward.cảmcamdippingDip slightly, then recover.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
cần→cờ ân cân huyền cần
thuốc→thờ uôc thuôc sắc thuốc
cảm→cờ am cam hỏi cảm
Thuốc này uống thế nào?
How do I take this medicine?
Use this to keep the buy medicine at a pharmacy exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
ThuốcthuocrisingLift the voice upward.nàynayfallingLet the voice fall gently.uốnguongrisingLift the voice upward.thếtherisingLift the voice upward.nàonaofallingLet the voice fall gently.
Vietnamese spelling
Thuốc→thờ uôc thuôc sắc Thuốc
này→nờ ay nay huyền này
uống→uông sắc uống
thế→thờ ê thê sắc thế
nào→nờ ao nao huyền nào
Tôi dị ứng penicillin.
I am allergic to penicillin.
Use this to keep the buy medicine at a pharmacy exchange moving.
Say it
Listen first, then use these tone cues.
TôitoilevelKeep the voice steady and level.dịdiheavyDrop the voice low and short.ứngungrisingLift the voice upward.penicillinpenicillinlevelKeep the final n short.
Vietnamese spelling
Tôi→tờ ôi tôi
dị→dờ i di nặng dị
ứng→ưng sắc ứng
penicillin→pờ enicillin penicillin
Practice ladder
- 1Listen once at normal speed.
- 2Shadow each line at slow speed.
- 3Complete the situation without reading.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate a long English sentence word by word.
- Keep the relationship pronoun or politeness marker used in the model line.
Cultural notes
- Use standard nationwide vocabulary with a natural Southern rhythm in a neighborhood pharmacy counter.
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